Preety Gurditta Auluck

There are different debates going on in India to introduce Chemical castration of rapists in the wake of the brutality of the Nirbhaya gang rape case. The victim succumbed to her injuries in a Singapore hospital. The gang rape was filled by protests from parliament to streets. Most of the citizens of India want the accused to be hanged. And many of us agree that all this is happening because there is a fault in our values and upbringing of our men. But Nirbhaya case was not the only one. There was Badayun rape case, gang rapes with foreign tourists, with teenage girls, with girls under the age of 5, with ladies over the age of 70...and many more. The list is endless. Despite all the wrongs in rapes that have happened, there is a bright side to these cases. 'Rape' used to be a cuss word in Indian society, but now it is discussed more openly than before. Women have come to the forefront in a bolder manner like never before. Many cased which used to go unreported now come to t...

It is a sensitive time for India as a democracy when every passing hour is bringing in a shocking news. The crumbling Aam Aadmi Party in national capital has its convenor out of the scenario. Delhi CM has completely hushed himself up being in Bengluru for naturopathy while his party is busy blame storming each other. He cannot stand the pace of being a leader when his party needs him the most. Concurrently, Congress 'Chief to be', Rahul Gandhi has gone out of sight in the name of self contemplation. At least, Sonia Gandhi is courteous enough to support former Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh in his time of crisis. Mr. Gandhi could have chosen a better timing for his absence. John Maxwell once quoted, "Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others." The Indian scenario has beefed up my faith in our PM Mr. Modi even more. When two out of three leaders of the major national parties- BJP, Congress and AAP, have shown...